The UNLV football team’s fourth-leading rusher is departing the program and plans to transfer, but he said it has nothing to do with “NIL agreements.”
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Sixth-year transfer Hajj-Malik Williams lost the UNLV starting quarterback battle, but he probably will take over for Matthew Sluka, who left the team Tuesday.
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka’s decision to step away from the program over an NIL dispute appears to be unprecedented in college football.
Matthew Sluka left the UNLV football team because the university failed to make good on a promised payment of $100,000, according to his father and agent. UNLV strongly disputed their version of events.
Isaiah Pola-Mao will replace veteran safety Marcus Epps, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s game, when the Raiders host the Cleveland Browns.
The line on UNLV’s game against Fresno State on Saturday dropped after Rebels quarterback Matthew Sluka announced his departure Tuesday night on social media.
Here’s a breakdown of the Raiders’ disastrous home loss to the Panthers on Sunday, plus a possible explanation for why coach Antonio Pierce questioned his players’ effort.
Matthew Sluka, a senior transfer from Holy Cross, had led the UNLV football team to a 3-0 start this season.
The Pac-12 filed a lawsuit against the Mountain West in federal court in California amid a flurry of realignment activity.
The Crimson Tide, who were last listed as home underdogs in 2007 to LSU, are getting from 1 to 2 points from Georgia in Saturday’s showdown at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Raiders suffered a significant blow in more ways than one Sunday, as one of their starters on defense suffered a season-ending knee injury.
UNLV appeared ready to commit to the Mountain West on Monday after a brief flirtation with the rebuilding Pac-12, but another defection has created uncertainty for both leagues.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce didn’t commit to keeping Gardner Minshew as the team’s starting quarterback Monday, but the veteran is expected to remain under center.
The Las Vegas native and Super Bowl champion unites Texas barbecue with Cajun and Southern standards on a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard south of the airport.
Teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls nine times in NFL history. The Chiefs are attempting to become the first team to win three straight this season.
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